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2026-2027 7-Hour Equivalent USPAP Course

$259

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LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 7 State Specific: 0 Total Hours: 7

Description

State Requirements

This asynchronous 7-Hour Equivalent USPAP Course is designed to strengthen an appraiser’s ability to apply USPAP with clarity, consistency, and professional judgment in today’s appraisal environment. The course begins by reinforcing the critical role of USPAP’s defined terminology, examining how precise language establishes a shared professional framework that governs scope of work decisions, assignment elements, and ethical obligations. By focusing on how USPAP distinguishes concepts such as client and intended user, impartiality and bias, and objectivity and independence, appraisers gain a stronger foundation for recognizing and avoiding common compliance pitfalls.

Building on this foundation, the course examines impartiality, bias, and ethical judgment as core components of credible appraisal practice. Learners explore how personal interests, preferences, and undisclosed information can affect objectivity, when disclosure is required under the ETHICS RULE, and how materiality influences whether a situation results in a USPAP violation. Emphasis is placed on applying ethical standards to real appraisal decisions, rather than treating ethics as abstract requirements.

The remainder of the course applies USPAP through a series of practical case studies that reflect modern appraisal challenges. These scenarios address client relationships and report control, data and documentation management, effective dates, workfile obligations, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, scope of work decisions, property rights, leases, and extraordinary assumptions. Throughout the course, appraisers use the 2024 USPAP and the 2026 USPAP® Guidance and Reference Manual, accessible within the course, to locate authoritative guidance, support defensible conclusions, and strengthen their ability to apply USPAP in complex, real-world assignments.

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State Requirements For Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: 24 months, from the next occurring birthday after issuance

Hours Required by the State for renewals on or after January 1, 2026: 28 Hours

7-Hour National USPAP Continuing Education Course or equivalent
7-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course or 4-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course (see explanation below)
additional approved continuing education hourse

Beginning January 1, 2026, a Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course will be required for Continuing Education. The first time a Licensee completes the Continuing Education requirement for this course, the course length must be 7 hours. If a Licensee successfully completed an 8-hour course as part of their Qualifying Education, they have satisfied this requirement. Every 2 calendar years thereafter, the course length must be at least 4 hours. This new course requirement is included in the 28 total hours for a 2-year renewal.

For Certified Residential licensees, not more than seven (7) hours of courses designated as elective may be credited toward renewal.

For Certified General licensees, at least 14 hours in courses shall be designated as non-residential.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 28 hours

7-Hour National USPAP Continuing Education Course/ 7-Hour Equivalent USPAP Course
7-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course
additional approved continuing education hours

Reporting: The state does not require schools to report course completions.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course but are generally 6 months after order date. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account.

Certificates: Immediately upon appraisal course completion, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your renewal application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion with your renewal. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to submit your paper work via the online portal or regular mail.

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Telephone: 617.701.8671

Fax: 617.727.0139

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